Motorists are beginning to find some of the lowest gas prices of the year.

Florida gas prices averaged $2.27 Sunday. The state average dropped 6 cents during the past week and is 3 cents less than this time last year, according to a news release from AAA - The Auto Club Group.

Florida ranked No. 5 among states with the biggest weekly decline. The Florida average should continue diving lower this week and set a new 2017 low in the next day or two. The lowest state average so far this year was $2.26 on March 20. When the state average drops below $2.26, it would be the lowest since December 2016.

The state average is on a 15-day streak of declines, falling a total of 10 cents since June 3, according to AAA, whose data is collected from credit card swipes and direct feeds from 120,000 gas stations nationwide.

"The plunge at the pump comes as oil prices took a pounding for the third week in a row," said AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins. "Markets moved lower after another round of supply data showing high U.S. and global refinery production. American motorists are the big winners here, as they fill their tanks for a summer road trip. These low gas prices should stick around for a while until oil prices change course."

Meteorologists are watching two Atlantic storms, either of which has the potential to push fuel prices higher this week. Oil and gas prices would rise if either of these develops into a major storm, move into the Gulf of Mexico, and threaten supply coming from refineries along the Gulf Coast.